xThe Ballad of Mona Lisa
Panic! At the Disco
Capo 5
Tuning standard
The chords are mostly all variations of other chords.
Chords used:
Em 022000
C 032000 (Remove first finger. This variation is played only on the 5th and 4th strings)
Am 002200 (Again, played without first finger)
B7 021200
G 320003
D 000232
Intro
Em-C-Am-B7 x2 Em
Verse 1:
Em
She paints her fingers with a close precision
Em
He stars to notice empty bottles of gin
Em
And takes a moment to assess the sin she's paid for...
B7Em
A lonely speaker in a conversation
C
Her words are swimming through his ears again
AmB7
There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you paid for
B7
Pre chorus:
CG
Say what you mean, tell me I'm right
B7Em
And let the sun rain down on me
CGB7
Give me a sign, I wanna believe
Chorus:
CEmD
Whoa, Mona Lisa, you're guaranteed to run this town
CGB7Em
Whoa, Mona Lisa, I'd pay to see you frown
Verse 2:
Em
He senses something, call it desperation
C
Another dollar, another day
Am
And if she had the proper words to say, she would tell him
B7
But she'd have nothing left to sell him
B7
Pre chorus:
CG
Say what you mean, tell me I'm right
B7Em
And let the sun rain down on me
CGB7
Give me a sign, I wanna believe
Chorus:
CEmD
Whoa, Mona Lisa, you're guaranteed to run this town
CGB7Em
Whoa, Mona Lisa, I'd pay to see you frown
Bridge:
EmCGB7
Mona Lisa, wear me out
EmCGB7
Pleased to please ya.....oh
EmCGB7C
Mona Lisa, wear me out
Pre chorus:
CG
Say what you mean, tell me I'm right
B7Em
And let the sun rain down on me
CGB7
Give me a sign, I wanna believe
Chorus:
CEmD
Whoa, Mona Lisa, you're guaranteed to run this town
CGB7Em
Whoa, Mona Lisa, I'd pay to see you frown
Pre chorus/outro (played slower)
CG
Say what you mean, tell me I'm right
B7Em
And let the sun rain down on me
CGB7
Give me a sign, I wanna believe
CEmCEm
There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you paid for